Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
Find out what is PaaS, what PaaS is used for, what companies are using PaaS, and the vendors offering products that fall under this category of cloud services.
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News
20 Dec 2024
Government review of denied datacentre builds sees Iver project get green light
The government has granted the developers of a proposed datacentre in Iver, Buckinghamshire, permission to press ahead with the project after the local council blocked the plans on Green Belt protection grounds Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
19 Dec 2024
Top 10 ASEAN stories of 2024
Southeast Asia’s 2024 tech landscape saw major companies embracing AI, shifts in open source and the emergence of local large language models to address the needs of a diverse region Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Tip
27 Jun 2019
What's new in SAP HANA Cloud Services and why it matters
Access to HANA in-memory data processing from a scalable elastic cloud and new options for balancing cost and speed are the main benefits of SAP's important new HANA offering. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Jun 2019
Employee activism: How staff revolts are shaking up the IT recruitment landscape
As staff at tech giants Microsoft, Google and Amazon continue to speak out about pressing social issues, pressure is growing on firms to better align themselves with their employees on ethics Continue Reading
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News
26 Jun 2019
Shipping giant Maersk on taking a cloud-first approach to disrupting the competition
Rasmus Hald, who heads up the cloud centre of excellence at shipping giant Maersk, opens up about how the firm is embracing a cloud-first policy in the name of seeing off competitive threats and improving the sustainability of its operations Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
25 Jun 2019
Australia’s demand for cloud continues to soar
Over 40% of local businesses are now using public cloud services, though the lack of cloud skills remains a key barrier to wider adoption Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
25 Jun 2019
Growing diversity of datacentre types revealed in latest Vertiv 2025 market predictions study
Datacentre power specialist’s latest poll on what the industry will look like in 2025 reveals a change in attitude from respondents to powering sites with renewable energy, and shines a light on how its looming skills crisis is developing Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
24 Jun 2019
London named top five global retail colocation hub by Synergy Research Group
The latest quarterly colocation market tracker data from Synergy Research Group highlights differences between growth trends between retail and wholesale sectors, and the impact the hyperscale sector is having on both Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Podcast
18 Jun 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 20
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Brian McKenna and Caroline Donnelly are joined by Computer Weekly’s networking editor, Alex Scroxton, to talk about some of the past week’s biggest news stories Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
17 Jun 2019
Hybrid cloud: Weighing up what to run in the cloud and on-premise
The hybrid cloud model promises a lot, but enterprises really need to take their time when working out what applications and workloads to run where – or they will find themselves on a hiding to nothing Continue Reading
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14 Jun 2019
How digital transformation underpins Three’s 5G ambitions
At Three, the smallest of the UK’s four mobile network operators, a transformative attitude to underlying IT is helping the firm mount a serious challenge to its rivals when it comes to 5G roll-out Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
14 Jun 2019
Uptime and availability: Making sense of supplier SLAs
Enterprises need to read the fine print of supplier service-level agreements (SLA) or risk finding themselves caught short during downtime incidents Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Jun 2019
Interview: Rackspace EMEA CTO on why it pays to put people at the heart of IT transformation
Rackspace EMEA CTO Lee James opens up about how taking a people-first approach to digital transformation raises staff morale and engagement levels while helping the managed cloud provider win new business Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
13 Jun 2019
AWS skills collaboration gives rise to two-year pre-university cloud qualification
Amazon Web Services joins forces with Career College Trust to create cloud course that will prepare students for entry-level tech jobs or further education at university Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Blog Post
12 Jun 2019
Cloud migration: A step-by-step guide
In this guest post, Paul Mercina, director of product management, at datacentre hardware and maintenance provider ParkPlace Technologies offers a step-by-step guide about how, what and when to move ... Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
12 Jun 2019
Apple cancels plans to build second European datacentre in Denmark
The consumer electronics giant plans to focus its efforts on expanding its soon-to-be completed datacentre in Denmark, rather than invest in standing up a second facility in the country Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
11 Jun 2019
Cisco shows off AI-driven network analysis at customer event
New tools to help IT departments better understand network behaviour and predict potential problems were among a series of announcements made on the opening day of Cisco Live in the US Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
11 Jun 2019
Virgin Atlantic partners with Accenture to bring self-service capabilities to cargo management
Transatlantic airline becomes the first to adopt the latest version of Accenture's cloud-based Freight and Logistics platform as part of its digital transformation push Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
06 Jun 2019
Microsoft and Oracle join forces to offer inter-cloud connectivity
Pair will provide direct connections between their clouds, enabling workloads to use services across Oracle and Azure public clouds Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
06 Jun 2019
Datacentre operators under pressure to embrace sustainability as climate change activism rises
The rise in climate change activism across the globe means consumers are becoming increasingly likely to vote with their feet and shun brands that do not operate in a sustainable way, and datacentre operators must prepare Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
06 Jun 2019
Datacentre operators urged to look beyond past experience to fill talent gaps
Panellists at the annual Datacloud Europe Congress in Monaco claim operators will continue to struggle to plug talent gaps while focusing on finding candidates with years of experience in datacentres, rather than those with an aptitude for the type of work it involves Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
04 Jun 2019
Is ‘Brexit effect’ to blame for drop in UK data management investments?
Research from data backup software supplier Veeam suggests UK C-suite is set to invest much less in data management over the course of the next 12 months than the rest of the world, prompting concerns that Brexit might be to blame Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
04 Jun 2019
Making multicloud work: Is it really worth it?
Enterprise interest in multicloud deployments is on the rise, but with so many moving parts to take care of, will the benefits end up being too hard-fought to make it viable for most enterprises? Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Podcast
04 Jun 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 18
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Brian McKenna, Caroline Donnelly and Clare McDonald weigh up the technology credentials of some of the Conservative Party candidates, find out how Google Cloud is helping the Football Association to achieve its diversity goals, and why Sweden appears to be rowing back on its cashless society plans Continue Reading
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News
03 Jun 2019
How Alibaba Cloud plans to win over APAC enterprises
The Chinese cloud supplier is counting on data analytics, industry-specific offerings and its knowledge of the China market to gain a foothold in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
31 May 2019
The FA signs Google Cloud to support cloud-based push to make football more inclusive
The Football Association is on a mission to up female participation in the sport and make it more accessible to a larger number of fans, and it is teaming up with Google Cloud to achieve its goals Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
30 May 2019
Microsoft embarks on renewable-powered datacentre push in Sweden
Microsoft is doubling down on its efforts to have more of its datacentres powered by renewable energy, with commitment to make its facilities in Sweden the most sustainable yet Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
30 May 2019
Hyperscale datacentre operators report first drop in capex growth for seven quarters
Datacentre investments of cloud and internet giants dropped in the first quarter of 2019 after seven consecutive quarters of growth, but market watcher claims it is just a blip Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
29 May 2019
FoI requests reveal slow but steady adoption of cloud-first stance in UK police forces
Intercity Technology's freedom of information (FoI) request-led poll of UK police forces and their use of technology shines a light on how the sector's attitudes towards cloud and digital transformation are changing Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Podcast
28 May 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 17
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Brian McKenna, Caroline Donnelly and Clare McDonald reunite to discuss the discontent at Amazon’s recent shareholder meeting, what went on at the Salesforce World Tour event in London and SurveyMonkey's European datacentre plans Continue Reading
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Blog Post
28 May 2019
The people vs. Amazon: Weighing the risks of its stance on facial recognition and climate change
Amazon's annual shareholder meeting appears to have highlighted a disconnect between what its staff and senior management think its stance on facial recognition tech and climate change should be. ... Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
24 May 2019
SurveyMonkey opens Dublin datacentre region to court data-security conscious enterprises in Europe
Online survey software provider SurveyMonkey is on a Europe-wide enterprise charm offensive, and is focusing on winning over CIOs with the offer to locally host their data within its European datacentre region Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
23 May 2019
Why enterprises should dump their VMs for containers
Kubernetes is five years old and server virtualisation is the new legacy, says Aparna Sinha, director of product management for Kubernetes at Google Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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E-Zine
23 May 2019
CW Nordics: Nordea links up with IBM to meet fintech challenge
IBM’s €473m managed services contract with Nordea reflects an increasing trend among Nordic banks to outsource more of their IT to help meet the challenge of fintechs. Also read how a shortage of women in the boardroom is a problem in the Nordics but the tech sector points to a more promising future, and find out why the Norwegian government has launched a regulatory sandbox for the fintech sector. Continue Reading
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News
23 May 2019
VMware CEO outlines laws of hybrid cloud
Pat Gelsinger points out three laws that will make the case for the hybrid cloud future: economics, physics and data sovereignty Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
23 May 2019
Amazon rejects calls for ban on sales of facial recognition tech to government agencies
Annual meeting defeats resolutions for Amazon to halt sales of its Rekognition software to government agencies, and to do more to tackle climate change Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
21 May 2019
L’Oréal and Alibaba create AI-based app to offer self-care support for acne sufferers
Artificial intelligence-based app will help acne sufferers access dermatology treatment with greater ease Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
15 May 2019
Inward investment into Irish datacentre market set to top €10bn by 2022, research claims
Latest quarterly market report from Host In Ireland shines a light on how the Irish economy is benefiting from the country’s ongoing development into key European datacentre hub Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
15 May 2019
Stella McCartney and Google Cloud start machine learning and fashion-focused sustainability push
Stella McCartney and Google Cloud are embarking on a joint pilot project that will draw on the tech giant's machine learning and cloud-based data processing portfolio to help clean up the fashion industry's supply chains Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Podcast
14 May 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 15
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload, business editor Clare McDonald takes over presenting duties, and leads Brian McKenna and Caroline Donnelly through a wide-ranging discussion that covers cloud skills, Lady Gaga's take on SAP, government IT procurement and the importance of engaging in-store retail experiences Continue Reading
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Blog Post
09 May 2019
Has the UK government's cloud-first policy served its purpose?
The government has confirmed its long-standing public cloud-first policy is under review, and that it is seeking to launch an alternative procurement framework to G-Cloud. But why? It is hard not ... Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
09 May 2019
NHS Digital starts on multi-cloud push with VMware Cloud on AWS deployment
NHS Digital has adopted a cloud-first strategy to ensure it has the correct infrastructure in place to support the online delivery needs of its service users Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
08 May 2019
Government 'cloud-first' policy under review by CCS and GDS
Longstanding cloud-first policy set to be replaced by more "appropriate" guidance to reflect public sector's changing technology deployment habits, CCS confirms Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
08 May 2019
AWS debuts Get IT skills programme to encourage more girls to consider a career in tech
Cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services is continuing to expand its portfolio of training programmes and educational initiatives, with its latest one geared towards showing young girls there is more to a career in technology than they might think Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
08 May 2019
XaaS models are reshaping the future of outsourcing
The outsourcing sector is suffering reputational damage after some high-profile failures, just as companies are turning to the "as-a-service" model instead. Can the two approaches co-exist? Continue Reading
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Podcast
07 May 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 14
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload, editor-in-chief Bryan Glick joins Brian McKenna and Caroline Donnelly to discuss the technology used in BBC drama Line of Duty, the latest twists and turns in the Huawei saga, and open source cloud trends Continue Reading
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News
07 May 2019
Cloud infrastructure supplier growth rates start to stabilise as market matures
Latest quarterly cloud market tracker data from Synergy Research Group suggests sector is maturing, despite Amazon, Google and Microsoft's growth outpacing the rest of the market Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
03 May 2019
Redefining OpenStack in the ‘open infrastructure’ era
The OpenStack Foundation’s inaugural Open Infrastructure Summit saw it share a series of updates on its efforts to expand its technological reach by forging closer ties with both users and adjacent open source communities Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
02 May 2019
How APAC enterprises are using VMware Cloud on AWS
VMware’s cloud business unit CTO reveals how APAC businesses are using its hybrid cloud service to move workloads to the cloud Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
01 May 2019
Protecting your digital assets: Why it pays to invest in cyber insurance
Cyber insurance offers financial protection against the worst happening to a company’s data and digital assets, and is something few businesses can afford to be without Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2019
OpenStack Foundation urges enterprises to embrace open, collaborative tech development
OpenStack Foundation executive director warns enterprises off using closed, non-collaborative product development processes to get ahead of the competition Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
30 Apr 2019
How Microsoft is prepping manufacturers for Industry 4.0
Building on its manufacturing and technology knowhow, Microsoft has teamed up with industrial firms to support the growing demand for smart manufacturing capabilities Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
29 Apr 2019
Europe is playing catch-up with the US on cloud adoption, research suggests
Report by O'Reilly media shines a light on how cloud adoption is progressing across the globe, and how this could be affecting follow-on use of other technologies too Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
26 Apr 2019
Amazon cautions against reading too much into slowdown in AWS revenue growth rate
Amazon's CFO claims slowdown in revenue growth and capital expenditure should not be interpreted as signs of distress for any of its business units, as firm shifts growth strategy to prioritise operational efficiency Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
26 Apr 2019
Laing O’Rourke Australia chooses private cloud route
The Australian arm of global engineering firm Laing O’Rourke signs up for Nutanix to run its core applications on a private cloud Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
25 Apr 2019
Cloud uptake drives third-quarter sales for Microsoft
Demand for Microsoft’s cloud offerings spiked again during the firm’s third quarter, reports Redmond Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
25 Apr 2019
JEDI cloud chief quits as award date for controversial 10-year US government cloud deal nears
Chris Lynch, director of the US Defence Digital Service, has assured staff that the 10-year JEDI cloud project will proceed as he confirms his departure Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
25 Apr 2019
Huawei sharpens AI edge in global cloud move
Chinese tech giant is honing its artificial intelligence capabilities to compete against rivals in global cloud computing markets Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
24 Apr 2019
AWS bags multi-year deal to support Ford-backed bid to create open connected car cloud platform
Amazon Web Services has secured a multi-year deal to provide underlying support for a Ford-backed bid to create an open cloud platform to accelerate the development of connected car services Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
24 Apr 2019
Eagle Eye enlists Rackspace to lead 'all-in' Google Cloud Platform migration
Digital marketing platform provider Eagle Eye is leaning on Rackspace to support its move to the Google Cloud Platform Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
23 Apr 2019
Apple spends upwards of $30m a month on AWS during first quarter of 2019, report claims
According to US media reports, Apple is spending upwards of $30m a month on procuring cloud services from Amazon Web Services Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
22 Apr 2019
With Anthos, Google seeks to unify open source cloud technologies
Urs Hölzle, Google’s head of technical infrastructure, talks up efforts to deliver what he claims to be the first open source cloud stack Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
17 Apr 2019
Understanding Anthos: Google’s multicloud bid to define the next 20 years of enterprise IT
The unveiling of Google Cloud’s Anthos multicloud management tool dominated many discussions at the firm’s annual developer conference in San Francisco, amid claims that it could change the face of enterprise IT for decades Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
16 Apr 2019
Microsoft sets stricter renewable energy targets for its datacentres
Software giant claims its efforts to have its datacentres run exclusively on renewable power are progressing faster than expected, prompting it to reassess its own self-imposed sustainability targets Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
16 Apr 2019
Fox Sports Australia predicts wickets with AutoML Tables
Machine learning model powered by Google Cloud’s AutoML Tables service enables sports broadcaster to predict the fall of a wicket in live cricket matches Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
15 Apr 2019
Conclusion of legal row over Apple’s abandoned Irish datacentre fuels site takeover hopes
After four years of planning delays and legal wrangles, Irish Supreme Court dismisses appeal lodged by objectors to the Apple’s abandoned Irish datacentre build Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
14 Apr 2019
Singapore firms streamline operations, fend off disruption with cloud
Certis and financial institutions are among those in the city state that are turning to cloud services to gain a competitive edge Continue Reading
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News
12 Apr 2019
Mott MacDonald builds smart cities on Azure cloud
The Microsoft cloud will be used to run digital twins of city infrastructure to help city planners manage infrastructure more effectively Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
11 Apr 2019
Google Cloud eyes big expansion in Asia, sharpens industry focus
Google Cloud’s new CEO, Thomas Kurian, unveils plans to turn his company into a bigger player in Asia’s booming cloud computing market Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
11 Apr 2019
Google doubles down on machine learning to drive up energy efficiency of global datacentre fleet
With enterprises becoming more mindful of how sustainable their IT consumption habits are, Google outlines its work to ensure the datacentres underpinning its cloud platform continue to push the envelope on energy efficiency Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
11 Apr 2019
Competitive threats: What the growth in new public sector cloud frameworks means for G-Cloud
Public sector IT buyers may soon find themselves spoilt for choice when it comes to deciding where to procure their cloud services, thanks to the emergence of several new frameworks, but where does that leave G-Cloud? Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
10 Apr 2019
Google Cloud CEO outlines plans to take firm even deeper into the enterprise
CEO Thomas Kurian used inaugural Google Cloud Next keynote to detail how infrastructure investments, supplier partnerships and simplified processes will be key to its plans to conquer even more of the enterprise market Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
10 Apr 2019
Google slams public cloud rivals over 'mistreatment' of open source community
Google Cloud has committed to forging closer ties with the open source community, while hitting out at its competitors for not doing enough to support it Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
09 Apr 2019
Google Cloud expands APAC footprint, makes hybrid cloud move
Cloud supplier Google Cloud has opened its eighth Asia-Pacific cloud region in Seoul, where major cloud suppliers have been ramping up operations in recent years Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
09 Apr 2019
Google rebrands Cloud Services Platform and adds multi-cloud support for AWS and Azure users
Google confirms rebrand of its Cloud Services Platform will coincide with functionality expansion that will see it add support for AWS and Azure to provide users with a consistent user experience across all clouds Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Podcast
09 Apr 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 11
In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team discuss Google’s forthcoming cloud conference, how tech can be used to boost social inclusion, while data analytics is being hailed as a means of assisting MI5 with with its terrorism detection work Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
09 Apr 2019
Auto Trader UK cuts IT resource use through Google Cloud, Kubernetes and Istio adoption
Auto Trader is the UK's biggest online marketplace for new and used car sales. Its head of infrastructure sets out how cloud, containers and microservices will help reinforce its market-leading position in the years to come Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
09 Apr 2019
Sweden chosen by Amazon Web Services as renewable energy project location
Amazon Web Services has chosen a wind farm in Sweden as part of a project to source renewable energy for its global infrastructure Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
03 Apr 2019
How AWS is powering Australia’s education technology startups
Cloud giant is gearing up education technology startups in Australia to develop cloud applications for schools and universities Continue Reading
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News
03 Apr 2019
Del Monte Foods enlists Accenture to help guide move to AWS cloud
US-based food producer has moved hundreds of servers and business applications to the AWS public cloud as part of a push to modernise its IT estate and boost its overall business agility Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Podcast
02 Apr 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 10
In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team discusses Twitter spats, the long-running legal saga between HP and Mike Lynch, Asos’s retail tech strategy, G-Cloud 11 and how machine learning is shaking up the healthcare sector Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
02 Apr 2019
Public cloud fuelled bulk of datacentre infrastructure spend in 2018, research shows
Latest datacentre infrastructure tracker from Synergy Research Group highlights the impact the growing demand for public cloud is having on the market Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
01 Apr 2019
Keeping cloud costs in check: What enterprises need to know
Organisations should not be rushed into moving to the cloud, because doing so could result in mistakes that are costly to put right Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2019
Huawei looks to ISPs for enterprise business growth
The Chinese technology bigwig is counting on internet service providers to fuel its enterprise business in the South Pacific region Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
28 Mar 2019
Singapore’s UOB signs up for VMware Cloud on AWS
United Overseas Bank has become the first in Southeast Asia to use VMware Cloud on AWS in its move to the hybrid cloud Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
28 Mar 2019
Norway datacentre strategy producing dividend
Norway's strategy to become a favourable location for Nordic datacentres is gathering steam Continue Reading
By- Gerard O'Dwyer
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News
27 Mar 2019
Hyperscale demand for colocation offsets softening take-up from enterprises, research shows
Latest quarterly tracker data from Synergy Research Group highlights the positive impact the hyperscalers are having on the global colocation market, at a time when enterprise demand for their services appears to be softening Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
27 Mar 2019
Volkswagen broadens public cloud commitment by partnering with AWS
Automotive manufacturing giant Volkswagen Group is continuing to build out its cloud strategy by setting out plans to work with Amazon Web Services to revamp its manufacturing processes Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Podcast
26 Mar 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 9
In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly hosts the show as Brian McKenna recovers from his latest jaunt to San Francisco, while Clare McDonald discusses women in technology, and the team once again talks about the need for unbiased artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Mar 2019
EMIS Group CIO: Breaking down NHS patient data silos by going all-in on AWS
EMIS Group CIO Pete Malcolm is in the throes of a sizeable revamp of the healthcare provider's flagship software system for GPs that will see it go all-in on AWS, while addressing the government's push to make NHS data systems more open and interoperable Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
25 Mar 2019
Suse renews focus on APAC as independent firm
Open source software company Suse plans to keep up with its growing business momentum in Asia by adding more headcount in emerging markets and shoring up call centre operations Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
22 Mar 2019
All change: What can suppliers and IT buyers expect from G-Cloud 11?
The government is set to start accepting applications for the next iteration of G-Cloud from 25 March, but will it be more of the same or radical change for suppliers and public sector IT buyers this time around? Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
18 Mar 2019
UKCloud secures £25m investment to support multi-cloud public sector push
G-Cloud-listed IT services firm UKCloud has received a sizeable financial boost to support its efforts to cater to the differentiated demands of public sector technology buyers Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
14 Mar 2019
IT Priorities 2019: ANZ organisations focus on fundamentals
Organisations in Australia and New Zealand will spend more on modernising legacy applications and breaking down data silos this year Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
14 Mar 2019
NHS Shared Business Services seeks suppliers for £500m cloud procurement framework
NHS Shared Business Services is seeking suppliers for a four-year procurement framework designed to streamline how public sector organisations source cloud services Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
13 Mar 2019
Datacentre industry needs to raise its profile to address skills gaps, says panel
The veil of secrecy the datacentre industry operates under is doing it no favours when it comes to attracting talent, according to Data Centre World panel Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
12 Mar 2019
IBM’s APAC CEO talks up next chapter of cloud adoption
In the next phase of cloud adoption, enterprises will need to manage multiple cloud environments, as well as data to scale up their use of artificial intelligence technology Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
12 Mar 2019
King's College London IT chief says resisting digital disruption a ‘waste of time’
Speaking at the Cloud Expo Europe 2019 conference in London, King's College London chief architect, Ian Johns, opened up about how his past experiences of digital disruption informed his view that it's best to embrace it than fight back Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
12 Mar 2019
Assisted living system moves from Microsoft Azure to IBM Cloud
IBM Cloud provides Watson artificial intelligence and internet of things technologies to support carers looking after elderly and disabled people Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
08 Mar 2019
Legal row over Apple's abandoned bid to build an Irish datacentre rumbles on
The Supreme Court has opted to reserve its judgement until a later date about whether or not Irish planning chiefs were right to award Apple planning permission for its now defunct plan to build a datacentre in Athenry Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
08 Mar 2019
Room to spare: Could space constraints slow London's record-breaking datacentre growth spree?
The London colocation market enjoyed another record year of growth in 2018, thanks to the hyperscale cloud community's insatiable demand for datacentre capacity. But is the capital running out of space? Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
07 Mar 2019
How Europe’s largest datacentre is helping to expand broadband access
NGD, the operator of the largest datacentre in Europe, is playing an unlikely role in helping expand access to full-fibre broadband in south Wales. We find out how, and why Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor